Photos: Japan remembers quake, tsunami two years later

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People hold hands as a monk speaks during a ceremony for tsunami victims at the Koshoji Temple on March 11, 2012 in Rikuzentakata, Japan. Of the temple's 500 parishners, 302 were killed by the tsunami.

People hold hands as a monk speaks during a ceremony for tsunami victims at the Koshoji Temple on March 11, 2012 in Rikuzentakata, Japan. Of the temple's 500 parishners, 302 were killed by the tsunami. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Takahiro Shito, 47, and his wife Sayomi Shito, 46, pray with their children Tomoka, 14, and Kenya 16, and their great uncle Akinori Takahashi, 76, as they pay respects to their daughter Chisato,12, buried in a nearby cemetery, victim of the Okowa Elementary School tragedy

Takahiro Shito, 47, and his wife Sayomi Shito, 46, pray with their children Tomoka, 14, and Kenya 16, and their great uncle Akinori Takahashi, 76, as they pay respects to their daughter Chisato,12, buried in a nearby cemetery, victim of the Okowa Elementary School tragedy (Photo by Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images)

A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011. The two natural disasters have likely killed well more than 10,000 people and has left hundreds of thousands homeless. Adding to the tragedy, the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant suffered extreme damage and has put the country of Japan on high alert for a potential nuclear catastrophe.